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* Disk Drive
* Drive Type
* Interleave Factor
* Bad Track List
* Start Cylinder
* End Cylinder
* Start Head
* End Head
All the above input fields have a default value. Thus a user need not
necessarily key-in all the inputs. The nature of the various input parameters
are discussed as follows.
Drive Name
Enter the Hard disk drive on which you want the diagnostics function to be
performed. The default value for this parameter is normally the drive name you
entered the last time . However, in case of a single drive System, the disk
drive for the operation is assumed to be the physical drive actually present in
your system.
For example if the drive is connected as physical drive "D", this parameter
will be assumed as "D".
Drive Type Definition
The default value for the drive type is the SETUP value set during the CMOS
setup. However, if the drive was not set during CMOS Setup, this value is
defaulted to 1 and the user has an option of setting the drive to be one among
the 46 standard Disk drive types. Note that all the information about the
drive unfolds when the disk drive type is being chosen. (Appendix A also has a
listing)
If the disk drive type does not fall within the 46 standard disk types, use the
USER
option to define your own parameters for the drive. In this case you need
to provide the following parameters about the drive:
Number of Cylinders
Number of Heads
Number of Sectors per track
Write precom Cylinder number
Landing zone
NOTE: The USER definition is valid only as long as the Diagnostics is in
effect. This feature is provided for you to test a disk drive, the definition
for which is not available in the ROM.
Interleave Factor
Choose an optimum interleave factor. Use the Auto-Interleave option if you are
in doubt.